Professional Development Curriculum

Advising and Supporting

The Advising and Supporting professional competency addresses the knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to providing advising and support to individuals and groups through direction, feedback, critique, referral, and guidance. Developing advising and supporting strategies take into account self-knowledge and the needs of others. Student affairs practitioners play critical roles in advancing the holistic wellness of ourselves, our students, and our colleagues. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Advising and Supporting considers skill levels in the following areas:

Interpersonal Skills
Professional Development
Group Dynamics
Partnering with Others
Conflict and Crisis Management

Foundational - Advising and Supporting

Title	Description
V-A-R Training	It’s about showing up for one another in our everyday struggles. V-A-R stands for validate, appreciate, and refer. This is Active Minds' everyday guide for everyday challenges. The steps are easy-to-understand, easy-to-do, and easy-to-remember. They provide a guide to listening and responding in a helpful way. V-A-R conversations can take many forms — phone, in-person, text message, Facetime. The medium doesn’t matter as much as the message that you care.
Student Mental Health: Awareness, Intervention and Referral	Students carry their mental health needs with them wherever they go – including school. Mental health issues can negatively affect a child’s ability both to learn and to follow classroom guidelines for behavior. Educators are uniquely positioned to notice mental health struggles and are obligated to report those concerns so students can get the help they need. This course is designed to provide an overview of student mental health concerns and educators’ responsibilities. Topics covered include the scope of mental health needs in school-age students; how anxiety and depression present in young people; warning signs and risk factors; and when and how to intervene and refer/report students who need support.
Step Up & Speak Out	Step Up and Speak Out is a collaborative effort of Kent State University Counseling and Psychological Services, CARES Center, the Office of the Dean of Students, and Police Services intended to better educate university community members on how to assist distressed or disruptive individuals. All campuses have a response guide specific to each location. The response guide will assist you with recognizing behavioral signs and symptoms ranging from minimal risk to urgent situations requiring immediate assistance. All Kent State students have access to a crisis text line and a 24-hour support and crisis call line to provide evening and weekend triage service and referrals.
A.I.D. Training	A Mental Health Awareness Training that teaches students, faculty, and staff three steps: awareness, interaction, and direction.

Intermediate - Advising and Supporting

Title	Description
Navigating the Online Performance Evaluation System	Join Karen Watson for helpful advice on navigating Kent State's performance management system. This webinar is designed to give supervisors/managers an opportunity to view the updated online appraisal tool. Whether or not you are new to the evaluation process, you are encouraged to attend.
Mental Health First Aid	The primary objective of More Aware Kent is to teach MHFA courses to students, faculty and staff. Similar to traditional First Aid and CPR, MHFA is help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis until professional treatment is obtained or the crisis resolves. MHFA is an evidence-based public education and prevention tool which improves knowledge of mental health and substance use problems and connects people with care for their mental health or substance use problems. Those who enroll in MHFA courses will learn a five-part action plan to help others cope with mental health problems.
Communicating with Others	Getting your message across in a way that is clear and coherent is a critical skill in your professional and personal life. This workshop identifies the necessary ingredients of any conversation. Learn to be a better communicator by exploring the communication process and how different communication styles affect your personal style.
Adult Learner Needs and Challenges Training	This training is provided upon request to the Center for Adult and Veteran Services that can be modified to fit the faculty/staff audiences needs for working with adult learners.
Care, Connect, Contact: Support and Compliance	Stories of sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking continue to flood the news. With the #MeToo movement, more survivors are speaking out. As an institution, we need to create a safe community with an intolerance to violence and a caring environment where survivors are believed and supported in their healing. It starts with the first person they tell. Research shows survivors are more likely to disclose an assault to someone they know and trust, such as an academic advisor or respected faculty member. How do faculty and staff provide the support students seek while still following policy around notifying the university?
Coaching your Team	How exactly does a supervisor coach employees? What do coaches do? Practice coaching methods to help guide your employees through those tough development conversations. Discover seven characteristics of a coach, develop questions to engage employees in coaching conversations and practice holding different coaching conversations.
Developing your Team Performance	Add employee coaching to your supervisory tool belt! Effective coaches offer their employees leadership opportunities through development while promoting a positive, creative working environment. This workshop examines performance management via case studies and activities to help supervisors become employee motivators and provides the GAP model for supervisors to use for improving employee performance.
Listening With Purpose	Understanding personal listening approaches is essential to productive communication. Good communication skills in the workplace are one of the most important factors leading to successful teams, groups and organizations. Effective listening skills are crucial to communicating productively both inside and outside the organization. This workshop will help you become an active, purposeful listener in a wide variety of situations for more powerful communication. Learners will complete an online self-evaluation to learn about their preferred listening style and receive feedback on strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Principles of Conflict Management	Have trouble effectively dealing with workplace conflict? Ever feel like you spend too much time going around and around without any resolution? Then, this is the course for you!
QPR Training	The More Aware Initiative, funded by Kent State University and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is offering QPR training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer -- the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Kognito	Have you ever been worried about a student or friend on campus? Faculty, staff and students are in an ideal position to recognize when someone is struggling emotionally and may need help. Kognito At-Risk Mental Health for Students and Kognito At-Risk Mental Health for Faculty & Staff are online simulations that let you practice conversations with a virtual student, so you’ll know what to say in real life.
The Listening Project	The Listening Project aims to foster stronger working relationships among colleagues through intentional dialogue across difference. The program is organized by pairing participants based on factors such as race/ethnicity, gender or a related workplace difference. Trained coaches foster dialogue between partners in cluster sessions on topics that range from getting to know one another to views on race. Goals of the program include: building of relationships among individuals that normally may not develop a relationship; increased understanding of diversity and inclusion, gender, ethnic and race differences; and, improve the climate and success of diversity at KSU through building trust and credibility.
HIPAA Basics - Kent State University	This course provides supervisors with several ways to manage difficult behaviors among staff members. Topics covered include how to look inward and avoid taking difficult behavior persoanlly, maintaining self-control. focusing on problem solving, confronting the employee, using performance management, coaching the behavior and asking the right questions.

Advanced - Advising and Supporting

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<td><a href="https://reg.abcsignup.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0055-0003-a15c6a2457aa… the Online Performance Evaluation System</a></td>
<td>Join Karen Watson for helpful advice on navigating Kent State's performance management system. This webinar is designed to give supervisors/managers an opportunity to view the updated online appraisal tool. Whether or not you are new to the evaluation process, you are encouraged to attend.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/462681">Mental Health First Aid</a></td>
<td>The primary objective of More Aware Kent is to teach MHFA courses to students, faculty, and staff. Similar to traditional First Aid and CPR, MHFA is help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis until professional treatment is obtained or the crisis resolves. MHFA is an evidence-based public education and prevention tool which improves knowledge of mental health and substance use problems and connects people with care for their mental health or substance use problems. Those who enroll in MHFA courses will learn a five-part action plan to help others cope with mental health problems.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/154971">Communicating with Others</a></td>
<td>Getting your message across in a way that is clear and coherent is a critical skill in your professional and personal life. This workshop identifies the necessary ingredients of any conversation. Learn to be a better communicator by exploring the communication process and how different communication styles affect your personal style.</td>
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<td><a href="mailto:cavs@kent.edu">Adult Learner Needs and Challenges Training</a></td>
<td>This training is provided upon request to the Center for Adult and Veteran Services that can be modified to fit the faculty/staff audiences needs for working with adult learners.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/63516">Care, Connect, Contact: Support and Compliance</a></td>
<td>Stories of sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking continue to flood the news. With the #MeToo movement, more survivors are speaking out. As an institution, we need to create a safe community with an intolerance to violence and a caring environment where survivors are believed and supported in their healing. It starts with the first person they tell. Research shows survivors are more likely to disclose an assault to someone they know and trust; such as an academic advisor or respected faculty member. How do faculty and staff provide the support students seek while still following policy around notifying the university?</td>
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<td><a href="/node/155266">Coaching your Team</a></td>
<td>How exactly does a supervisor coach employees? What do coaches do? Practice coaching methods to help guide your employees through those tough development conversations. Discover seven characteristics of a coach, develop questions to engage employees in coaching conversations and practice holding different coaching conversations.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/155266">Developing your Team Performance</a></td>
<td>Add employee coaching to your supervisory tool belt! Effective coaches offer their employees leadership opportunities through development while promoting a positive, creative working environment. This workshop examines performance management via case studies and activities to help supervisors become employee motivators and provides the GAP model for supervisors to use for improving employee performance.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/154971">Listening With Purpose</a></td>
<td>Understanding personal listening approaches is essential to productive communication. Good communication skills in the workplace are one of the most important factors leading to successful teams, groups and organizations. Effective listening skills are crucial to communicating productively both inside and outside the organization. This workshop will help you become an active, purposeful listener in a wide variety of situations for more powerful communication. Learners will complete an online self-evaluation to learn about their preferred listening style and receive feedback on strengths and opportunities for improvement.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/155426">Principles of Conflict Management </a></td>
<td>Have trouble effectively dealing with workplace conflict? Ever feel like you spend too much time going around and around without any resolution? Then, this is the course for you!</td>
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<td><a href="/node/761626">QPR Training</a></td>
<td>The More Aware Initiative, funded by Kent State University and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is offering QPR training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/763681">Kognito</a></td>
<td>Have you ever been worried about a student or friend on campus? Faculty, staff, and students are in an ideal position to recognize when someone is struggling emotionally and may need help. Kognito At-Risk Mental Health for Students and Kognito At-Risk Mental Health for Faculty & Staff are online simulations that lets you practice conversations with a virtual student, so you’ll know what to say in real life.</td>
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<td><a href="/node/772821">The Listening Project</a></td>
<td>The Listening Project aims to foster stronger working relationships among colleagues through intentional dialogue across difference. The program is organized by pairing participants based on factors such as race/ethnicity, gender, or a related workplace difference. Trained coaches foster dialogue between partners in cluster sessions on topics that range from getting to know one another to views on race. Goals of the program include: building of relationships among individuals that normally may not develop a relationship; increased understanding of diversity and inclusion, gender, ethnic and race differences; and, improve the climate and success of diversity at KSU through building trust and credibility.</td>
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<td><a href="https://issuu.com/ksutraining/docs/ksu_hr_singlepage">HIPAA Basics - Kent State University</a></td>
<td>This course provides supervisors with several ways to manage difficult behaviors among staff members. Topics covered include how to look inward and avoid taking difficult behavior personally,  maintaining self control. focusing on problem solving, confronting the employee, using performance management, coaching the behavior, and asking the right questions.</td>
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Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (AER)

The Assessment, Evaluation, and Research professional competency focuses on the ability to design, conduct, critique, and use various AER methodologies and the results obtained from them, to utilize AER processes and their results to inform practice, and to shape the political and ethical climate surrounding AER processes and uses in higher education. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Assessment, Evaluation and Research considers skill levels in the following areas:

Terms and Concepts
Values/Ethics/Politics
AER Design, Methodology, Data Collection, and Data Analysis
Interpreting, Reporting, and Using Results

Foundational - Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Title	Description
Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs	An online 8-credit course that is self-paced. Here are the course outcomes: Review concepts that contribute to sound, sustainable assessment practice. Explore the development of foundational assessment components including planning, articulating goals and outcomes, and providing feedback. Identify strategies for guiding assessment efforts across multiple functional areas and teams. Discover ways to translate data to a story of student success with a plan for action.
AEFIS Academy	At AEFIS we are committed to empowering your institution to demonstrate educational impact through a unified platform for assessment management, learner success, and continuous improvement.
ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute	2023 STUDENT AFFAIRS ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE is the premier Institute for student affairs and higher education professionals who seek a guided, curricular experience in order to develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit.

Intermediate - Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Title	Description
AEFIS Academy	At AEFIS we are committed to empowering your institution to demonstrate educational impact through a unified platform for assessment management, learner success, and continuous improvement.
ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute	2023 STUDENT AFFAIRS ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE is the premier Institute for student affairs and higher education professionals who seek a guided, curricular experience in order to develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit.
Assessing and Improving the Performance of Others	This workshop uses small group discussion and case studies to better understand the importance of performance management. The process will be thoroughly examined from the manager's and employee's points of view to better enable managers to fully utilize the evaluation process as a way to encourage and develop employees. In addition, participants will learn more about how to properly prepare and conduct an effective performance evaluation. Also, the role of the manager after the evaluation is concluded will be explored.
Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs	An online 8-credit course that is self-paced. Here are the course outcomes: Review concepts that contribute to sound, sustainable assessment practice. Explore the development of foundational assessment components including planning, articulating goals and outcomes, and providing feedback. Identify strategies for guiding assessment efforts across multiple functional areas and teams. Discover ways to translate data to a story of student success with a plan for action.
Establishing Unit and Department Goals	How effectively do you establish and develop goals for your department or unit? This workshop takes a detailed look at seven important skill categories of effective goal setting. An assessment will be used to identify proficiency levels in goal setting, and explore the steps needed to achieve unit or department goals. Learners receive input on their strengths and development opportunities.

Advanced - Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Title	Description
AEFIS Academy	At AEFIS we are committed to empowering your institution to demonstrate educational impact through a unified platform for assessment management, learner success, and continuous improvement.
ACPA Student Affairs Assessment Institute	2023 STUDENT AFFAIRS ASSESSMENT INSTITUTE is the premier Institute for student affairs and higher education professionals who seek a guided, curricular experience in order to develop essential assessment knowledge and skills for their professional toolkit.
Assessing and Improving the Performance of Others	This workshop uses small group discussion and case studies to better understand the importance of performance management. The process will be thoroughly examined from the manager's and employee's points of view to better enable managers to fully utilize the evaluation process as a way to encourage and develop employees. In addition, participants will learn more about how to properly prepare and conduct an effective performance evaluation. Also, the role of the manager after the evaluation is concluded will be explored.
Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs	An online 8-credit course that is self-paced. Here are the course outcomes: Review concepts that contribute to sound, sustainable assessment practice. Explore the development of foundational assessment components including planning, articulating goals and outcomes, and providing feedback. Identify strategies for guiding assessment efforts across multiple functional areas and teams. Discover ways to translate data to a story of student success with a plan for action.
Establishing Unit and Department Goals	How effectively do you establish and develop goals for your department or unit? This workshop takes a detailed look at seven important skill categories of effective goal setting. An assessment will be used to identify proficiency levels in goal setting, and explore the steps needed to achieve unit or department goals. Learners receive input on their strengths and development opportunities.

Law, Policy, and Governance

The Law, Policy, and Governance professional competency area includes the knowledge, skills, and dispositions relating to policy development processes used in various contexts, the application of legal constructs, compliance/policy issues, and the understanding of governance structures and their impact on one’s professional practice. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Law, Policy, and Governance considers skill levels in the following areas:

Laws and Legal Systems
Governance
Ethical and Inclusive Application of Policy
Civic Engagement

Foundational - Law, Policy, and Governance

Title	Description
Let's Talk Title IX	This Title IX workshop is intended to give participants an overview of the university's 5-16.2 policy on gender discrimination, gender/sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking and intimate partner violence.
Campus Security Authorities	You, and members of your office/department have been identified as Campus Security Authorities (CSA). If you meet one of the following criteria, you are likely a CSA: 1) duties include security responsibilities on campus; 2) duties include serving as someone people are required to report crime to; 3) campus official with significant responsibility for student and campus activities (ex: student housing, student groups, etc.). If you are made aware of a crime that has occurred on campus, on public property adjacent to campus, or on property owned or controlled by the university, you are obligated to report it to Kent State University Police Services. Reports should be made in a timely manner, and include as much information as possible about the nature and location of the crime.
FERPA - Kent State Univeristy	Ensuring students rights and privacy of educational records is always a top priority in higher education. This self guided course provides information and common scenarios regarding the privacy of student records according to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). participate in this course to gain a better understanding of FERPA.
HIPAA Basics - Kent State University	Information and records about our health should always be handled with great care. Good news! KSU offers a basic training course pertaining to exactly that. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the main federal law that protects health information. This video course will provide a broad overview of Kent State's HIPAA program and give yoyu a basic understnading of this policy. Please watch the video, then review the links referenced via the HIPAA Sources and References section as needed. When you're ready, you will need to take the assessment and score 80 percent of higher to complete the module.
Boundary Invasion	This course reviews the responsibilities of staff members as mandatory reporters of child abuse, as well as identifies boundary invasion policies and practices that protect students and staff. This course covers the law as it relates to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse, including sexual misconduct between staff and students, boundary invasion dangers and behaviors that are inappropriate in relationships with students, and effective boundary policies that educational institutions can employ. The content in this course was designed with care and sensitivity; however, some may find certain topics personally upsetting, especially for survivors of sexual abuse or assault. If you feel the need to talk with someone, please contact your Human Resources Administrator or a related resource in your community.
Camps on Campus: Keeping Minors Safe	Minors are on our campuses more often than we may think. Minors participate in a number of camps on campus, and need to be safe during this time. Therefore, it is important that those who work with minors as part of camp activities on college or university campuses receive child abuse prevention training. The material in this course provides strategies for recognizing, preventing, and reporting child abuse.
Employment Law and Harassment Prevention	What is the ADEA? Or FLSA? How about ADAAA? Does your mind spin trying to keep up with constantly changing employment laws? Can you spot or prevent sexual harassment in the workplace? What should you do if a harassment complaint is brought to your attention? This workshop examines what supervisors and managers should know to maintain a working knowledge of federal and state laws/regulations that impact employment at Kent State.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Employee and Supervisor Training	All supervisors and employees are encouraged to take part in this training to develop an understanding of the FMLA law, rights and responsibilities under the law, and University guidelines and procedures as it relates to Family and Medical Leave.
Hearing Officer Training	The Office of Student Conduct trains faculty, staff, and students to made decisions regarding whether a finding of responsibility may be achieved, and if so, educational sanctions for students accused of violating university policies.

Intermediate - Law, Policy, and Governance

Title	Description
Boundary Invasion	This course reviews the responsibilities of staff members as mandatory reporters of child abuse, as well as identifies boundary invasion policies and practices that protect students and staff. This course covers the law as it relates to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse, including sexual misconduct between staff and students, boundary invasion dangers and behaviors that are inappropriate in relationships with students, and effective boundary policies that educational institutions can employ. The content in this course was designed with care and sensitivity; however, some may find certain topics personally upsetting, especially for survivors of sexual abuse or assault. If you feel the need to talk with someone, please contact your Human Resources Administrator or a related resource in your community.
Camps on Campus: Keeping Minors Safe	Minors are on our campuses more often than we may think. Minors participate in a number of camps on campus, and need to be safe during this time. Therefore, it is important that those who work with minors as part of camp activities on college or university campuses receive child abuse prevention training. The material in this course provides strategies for recognizing, preventing, and reporting child abuse.
Employment Law and Harassment Prevention	What is the ADEA? Or FLSA? How about ADAAA? Does your mind spin trying to keep up with constantly changing employment laws? Can you spot or prevent sexual harassment in the workplace? What should you do if a harassment complaint is brought to your attention? This workshop examines what supervisors and managers should know to maintain a working knowledge of federal and state laws/regulations that impact employment at Kent State.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Employee and Supervisor Training	All supervisors and employees are encouraged to take part in this training to develop an understanding of the FMLA law, rights and responsibilities under the law, and University guidelines and procedures as it relates to Family and Medical Leave.

Advanced - Law, Policy, and Governance

Title	Description
Online TItle IX and Sexual violence Prevention for Employees, SafeColleges	This course covers such crucial topics as the prevalence of these crimes on campus, why people perpetrate them, federal requirements for campuses, the power of primary prevention, sexual harassment and sexual discrimination, how to be an active bystander, Title IX and what it means, reporting obligations, trauma informed response, campus policies and resources, and more.
Boundary Invasion	This course reviews the responsibilities of staff members as mandatory reporters of child abuse, as well as identifies boundary invasion policies and practices that protect students and staff. This course covers the law as it relates to mandatory reporting of suspected child abuse, including sexual misconduct between staff and students, boundary invasion dangers and behaviors that are inappropriate in relationships with students, and effective boundary policies that educational institutions can employ. The content in this course was designed with care and sensitivity; however, some may find certain topics personally upsetting, especially for survivors of sexual abuse or assault. If you feel the need to talk with someone, please contact your Human Resources Administrator or a related resource in your community.
Camps on Campus: Keeping Minors Safe	Minors are on our campuses more often than we may think. Minors participate in a number of camps on campus, and need to be safe during this time. Therefore, it is important that those who work with minors as part of camp activities on college or university campuses receive child abuse prevention training. The material in this course provides strategies for recognizing, preventing, and reporting child abuse.
Employment Law and Harassment Prevention	What is the ADEA? Or FLSA? How about ADAAA? Does your mind spin trying to keep up with constantly changing employment laws? Can you spot or prevent sexual harassment in the workplace? What should you do if a harassment complaint is brought to your attention? This workshop examines what supervisors and managers should know to maintain a working knowledge of federal and state laws/regulations that impact employment at Kent State.
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Employee and Supervisor Training	All supervisors and employees are encouraged to take part in this training to develop an understanding of the FMLA law, rights and responsibilities under the law, and University guidelines and procedures as it relates to Family and Medical Leave.

Leadership

The Leadership professional competency area addresses the knowledge, skills, and dispositions required of a leader, with or without positional authority. Leadership involves both the individual role of a leader and the leadership process of individuals working together to envision, plan, and affect change in organizations and respond to broad-based constituencies and issues This can include working with students, student affairs colleagues, faculty, and community members. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Leadership considers skill levels in the following areas:

Foundational and Theoretical Principles of Leadership
Self-Awareness and Continual Reflection
Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills
Change Management and Innovation

Foundational - Leadership

Title	Description
Safe Space Ally Training	Aims to equip students, faculty and staff with the tools for creating Safe Spaces and welcoming environments for LGBTQ students on campus. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the LGBTQ+ community, resources, and obtain the basics for making a difference in their sphere of influence.
Understanding Race and Racism	Race and racism are significant parts of our society and shape the way it works. Participants will explore their own understandings, discuss how racism is upheld through policy and practice, and develop strategies to disrupt it.
Addressing Microaggressions	Discover how everyday comments and actions can unintentionally hurt or harm someone. Participants will build skills and practice strategies to recognize and interrupt microaggressions.
Anti-Hazing Training	The Office of Student Conduct offers training to assist in understanding how the University and State of Ohio define hazing, how to recognize hazing, and expectations for how / when / where to report hazing.
Recognizing Bias	Various people, institutions and organizations help shape the way we view the world, sometimes in inaccurate ways. Participants will learn to identify implicit and explicit biases and explore strategies for challenging them in ourselves and others.
Mental Health First Aid	The primary objective of More Aware Kent is to teach MHFA courses to students, faculty, and staff. Similar to traditional First Aid and CPR, MHFA is help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis until professional treatment is obtained or the crisis resolves. MHFA is an evidence-based public education and prevention tool which improves knowledge of mental health and substance use problems and connects people with care for their mental health or substance use problems. Those who enroll in MHFA courses will learn a five-part action plan to help others cope with mental health problems.
Building Great Work Relationships	New leaders face many daily challenges at work. Workplace relationships can be demanding on your time professionally and personally. A key to becoming an effective leader is getting to know your team well - building those relationships. Work such as candor, feedback and work expectations are used constantly. What do they really mean? Find out as you create strategies to use when constructing work relationships.
Conflict Management: Staff-to-Staff	Conflicts that go unmanaged can have a negative effect on the working environment. However they also can provide a means to teach and model problem-solving skills for colleagues and students. This course provides college and university faculty and staff members with an overview of staff-to-staff conflict, as well as basic conflict management models. Topics include: staff conflicts, consequences and the steps to problem solving.
Thomas Kilmann Conflict Instrument (TKI)	Conflict is a natural part of our interactions with others. Conflict management is an extremely important skill to master. TKI measures a person's behavior along two dimensions: assertiveness - the extent in which you attempt to satisfy your concerns, and cooperativeness - the extent to which you attempt to satisfy other person's concerns. TKI lets you discover your preferred style and learn to recognize and effectively use the five different conflict styles.
Team Dimensions Profile	Ever wondered how some teams work together better than others? High-functioning teams understand each member's contributions and roles. The Team Dimensions Profile examines how the four stages of team development and five different team roles can predict the success of your team.
Coaching your Team	How exactly does a supervisor coach employees? What do coaches do? Practice coaching methods to help guide your employees through those tough development conversations. Discover seven characteristics of a coach, develop questions to engage employees in coaching conversations and practice holding different coaching conversations.
Developing your Team Performance	Add employee coaching to your supervisory tool belt! Effective coaches offer their employees leadership opportunities through development while promoting a positive, creative working environment. This workshop examines performance management via case studies and activities to help supervisors become employee motivators and provides the GAP model for supervisors to use for improving employee performance.
Listening With Purpose	Understanding personal listening approaches is essential to productive communication. Good communication skills in the workplace are one of the most important factors leading to successful teams, groups and organizations. Effective listening skills are crucial to communicating productively both inside and outside the organization. This workshop will help you become an active, purposeful listener in a wide variety of situations for more powerful communication. Learners will complete an online self-evaluation to learn about their preferred listening style and receive feedback on strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Principles of Conflict Management	Have trouble effectively dealing with workplace conflict? Ever feel like you spend too much time going around and around without any resolution? Then, this is the course for you!
A.L.i.C.E.	The 90 minute long A.L.i.C.E. sessions are designed to give participants insight and response options when encountering an active shooter.
Institute of Excellence	The Institute for Excellence represents a new approach to self and organizational development. Born out of the Institute for Excellence in Leadership, this new method will facilitate development and excellence at all levels of the university by utilizing two related but unique programs tailored to the needs of the individual contributor and the administrator at Kent State. These two programs are typically year long development experiences requiring an application for potential participants to be considered.
Project Planning Basics	Research shows that one hour of proper planning saves 10 hours of ‘doing’. This workshop explores the planning process and rationale behind making problem-solving and decision-making easier. Learners engage in the ‘basics’ of planning a project, focusing on step-by-step instructions and tools to help eliminate problems before they arise. Learners walk away with hands-on experience using various methods and techniques to construct an effective plan from the ground up.
C.A.R.E.S.	Learn amazing tools to enhance your customer service skills. The CARES service model fosters a culture that consistently provides value to the university community.
Safe Space: Trans 101	The second step in the safe space ally training series. This training will allow participants to understand the concept of privilege, provide basic information and language, and give recommendations for how to work in solidarity with the trans community. You must complete Safe Space Ally Training before you can participate in Trans 101.
Communicating with Others	Getting your message across in a way that is clear and coherent is a critical skill in your professional and personal life. This workshop identifies the necessary ingredients of any conversation. Learn to be a better communicator by exploring the communication process and how different communication styles affect your personal style.
DiSC	DiSCover how well you understand and adapt to other peoples' behaviors through knowing their DiSC (Dominance, Influence, Steadiness and Conscientiousness) style. DiSC profiles help you and your team handle conflict, improve relationships through communication and understand the perspectives of others.
Emergency Preparedness and Response Training - Kent State University	Custom program for Kent State staff to prepare them for emergency response situations
Management Skills - Getting the most of your Management Style Using Disc (Part 1 of 3)	This workshop utilizes the popular and proven DiSC methodology for understanding human behavior. Based on the work of behavior psychologist William Moulton Marston, DiSC has shown tremendous success in improving communication skills and directly improving the employee/supervisor relationship. Learners will complete an online assessment before the first workshop. DiSC results are reviewed during the classroom session. Discussion includes a general overview of DiSC management styles and their impact in the workplace.
Management Skills - Getting the most of your Management Style Using Disc (Part 2 of 3)	Building upon information learned in Part 1, this workshop explores methods for managers to enhance their directing and delegating skill sets using DiSC to adapt to other styles. They will discuss and write a plan on how to effectively engage an employee that has a different style from their own.
Management Skills - Getting the most of your Management Style Using Disc (Part 3 of 3)	Building on material learned in Parts 1 and 2, learners explore the environments they create through their styles and learn to identify the motivational needs of others. They will discuss and construct a plan on how to effectively engage employees with motivational styles different from their own.
Interview Dynamics	Do you have a plan when interviewing candidates? Do you have a tough time gathering information from potential employees? Most interviewers don’t know what to ask or ask the wrong questions, leading to bad hires and worse. During this workshop, learners become ‘interviewing dynamics’ and discover best practices for conducting behavioral based interviews in the workplace. Learners will create behavioral questions to give them the best chance to gather candidate information, develop a candidate evaluation strategy to achieve the best results - before, during and after the interview, and discover how to guide the interview conversation to get the answers to make the best hire.
Understand your Role	As a leader, how can I create the best work environment for my team? The environment a supervisor creates impacts many areas including employee development, relationships, retention and more. Continuing from Focus Your Strengths, this introductory workshop overviews four critical roles that supervisors must understand when guiding their teams.
ACPA Emerging Scholars Program	The ACPA Emerging Scholars Program was implemented by the ACPA Senior Scholars in 1999. The Emerging Scholars Program supports, encourages, and honors early-career individuals who are emerging as contributors to student affairs and higher education scholarship and who are pursuing research initiatives congruent with the mission, interests, and strategic goals of ACPA.
ACPA Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute	The Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute is an ACPA educational program for those who have been in the student affairs field for five or more years or are a departmental director. The Institute guides those desiring to grow their authentic leadership, strengthen their capacities and understand self and organizational dynamics to lead well. The Institute, named for Donna Bourassa, Ed.D. former Associate Executive Director of ACPA, is a successful professional development resource to hundreds of colleagues in the student affairs profession.
NASPA Ujima Institute	The Ujima Institute is appropriate for emerging leaders in associate director, director, assistant/associate dean, dean, and AVP roles. This three-day, cohort-based institute offers an intensive, challenging, and collegial learning environment for student affairs professionals as they develop culturally relevant leadership skills that leverage their unique ethnic heritages and histories and prepare to lead increasingly diverse institutions
ACPA Conferences and Institutes	ACPA–College Student Educators International is a values-centered leadership association that has worked to boldly transform higher education since 1924. Student affairs and higher education professionals, faculty, and students trust ACPA to deliver high-quality educational programs, provide access to modern research and scholarship, and promote leadership at all levels through a racial justice and decolonization lens.
ACPA Entity Groups	ACPA provides professional development, networking, and leadership opportunities to all members.
ACPA Involvement Opportunities	Review the latest involvement opportunities within ACPA.
ACPA National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education	The National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education (NINLHE) mission is to affect change in higher education in the United States and Canada in ways that improve the experiences and educational outcomes of American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Aboriginal students.
NASPA Conferences and Institutes	Whether you are looking for a transformational in-person experience or wanting to learn and engage from where you are, NASPA has the prefect professional development experience for you. Updated coursed and events are updated periodically.
NASPA Knowledge Communities	Whether you are looking for a transformational in-person experience or wanting to learn and engage from where you are, NASPA has the prefect professional development experience for you. Updated coursed and events are updated periodically
Supporting the Student Affairs Profession - Latest Publications	NASPA is the professional homes of student affairs with over a decade of service to the profession. We are a network of mentors, opportunities, and resources to support you though every stage of your career development journey.

Intermediate - Leadership

Title	Description
Recognizing Bias	Various people, institutions and organizations help shape the way we view the world, sometimes in inaccurate ways. Participants will learn to identify implicit and explicit biases and explore strategies for challenging them in ourselves and others.
Mental Health First Aid	The primary objective of More Aware Kent is to teach MHFA courses to students, faculty, and staff. Similar to traditional First Aid and CPR, MHFA is help provided to a person developing a mental health problem or experiencing a crisis until professional treatment is obtained or the crisis resolves. MHFA is an evidence-based public education and prevention tool which improves knowledge of mental health and substance use problems and connects people with care for their mental health or substance use problems. Those who enroll in MHFA courses will learn a five-part action plan to help others cope with mental health problems.
Building Great Work Relationships	New leaders face many daily challenges at work. Workplace relationships can be demanding on your time professionally and personally. A key to becoming an effective leader is getting to know your team well - building those relationships. Work such as candor, feedback and work expectations are used constantly. What do they really mean? Find out as you create strategies to use when constructing work relationships.
Thomas Kilmann Conflict Instrument (TKI)	Conflict is a natural part of our interactions with others. Conflict management is an extremely important skill to master. TKI measures a person's behavior along two dimensions: assertiveness - the extent in which you attempt to satisfy your concerns, and cooperativeness - the extent to which you attempt to satisfy other person's concerns. TKI lets you discover your preferred style and learn to recognize and effectively use the five different conflict styles.
Team Dimensions Profile	Ever wondered how some teams work together better than others? High-functioning teams understand each member's contributions and roles. The Team Dimensions Profile examines how the four stages of team development and five different team roles can predict the success of your team.
Coaching your Team	How exactly does a supervisor coach employees? What do coaches do? Practice coaching methods to help guide your employees through those tough development conversations. Discover seven characteristics of a coach, develop questions to engage employees in coaching conversations and practice holding different coaching conversations.
Developing your Team Performance	Add employee coaching to your supervisory tool belt! Effective coaches offer their employees leadership opportunities through development while promoting a positive, creative working environment. This workshop examines performance management via case studies and activities to help supervisors become employee motivators and provides the GAP model for supervisors to use for improving employee performance.
Listening With Purpose	Understanding personal listening approaches is essential to productive communication. Good communication skills in the workplace are one of the most important factors leading to successful teams, groups and organizations. Effective listening skills are crucial to communicating productively both inside and outside the organization. This workshop will help you become an active, purposeful listener in a wide variety of situations for more powerful communication. Learners will complete an online self-evaluation to learn about their preferred listening style and receive feedback on strengths and opportunities for improvement.
Principles of Conflict Management	Have trouble effectively dealing with workplace conflict? Ever feel like you spend too much time going around and around without any resolution? Then, this is the course for you!
A.L.i.C.E.	The 90 minute long A.L.i.C.E. sessions are designed to give participants insight and response options when encountering an active shooter.
Institute of Excellence	The Institute for Excellence represents a new approach to self and organizational development. Born out of the Institute for Excellence in Leadership, this new method will facilitate development and excellence at all levels of the university by utilizing two related but unique programs tailored to the needs of the individual contributor and the administrator at Kent State. These two programs are typically year long development experiences requiring an application for potential participants to be considered.
Project Planning Basics	Research shows that one hour of proper planning saves 10 hours of ‘doing’. This workshop explores the planning process and rationale behind making problem-solving and decision-making easier. Learners engage in the ‘basics’ of planning a project, focusing on step-by-step instructions and tools to help eliminate problems before they arise. Learners walk away with hands-on experience using various methods and techniques to construct an effective plan from the ground up.
C.A.R.E.S.	Learn amazing tools to enhance your customer service skills. The CARES service model fosters a culture that consistently provides value to the university community.
Safe Space: Trans 101	The second step in the safe space ally training series. This training will allow participants to understand the concept of privilege, provide basic information and language, and give recommendations for how to work in solidarity with the trans community. You must complete Safe Space Ally Training before you can participate in Trans 101.
Communicating with Others	Getting your message across in a way that is clear and coherent is a critical skill in your professional and personal life. This workshop identifies the necessary ingredients of any conversation. Learn to be a better communicator by exploring the communication process and how different communication styles affect your personal style.
Emergency Preparedness and Response Training - Kent State University	Custom program for Kent State staff to prepare them for emergency response situations
Management Skills - Getting the most of your Management Style Using Disc (Part 1 of 3)	This workshop utilizes the popular and proven DiSC methodology for understanding human behavior. Based on the work of behavior psychologist William Moulton Marston, DiSC has shown tremendous success in improving communication skills and directly improving the employee/supervisor relationship. Learners will complete an online assessment before the first workshop. DiSC results are reviewed during the classroom session. Discussion includes a general overview of DiSC management styles and their impact in the workplace.
Management Skills - Getting the most of your Management Style Using Disc (Part 2 of 3)	Building upon information learned in Part 1, this workshop explores methods for managers to enhance their directing and delegating skill sets using DiSC to adapt to other styles. They will discuss and write a plan on how to effectively engage an employee that has a different style from their own.
Management Skills - Getting the most of your Management Style Using Disc (Part 3 of 3)	Building on material learned in Parts 1 and 2, learners explore the environments they create through their styles and learn to identify the motivational needs of others. They will discuss and construct a plan on how to effectively engage employees with motivational styles different from their own.
Interview Dynamics	Do you have a plan when interviewing candidates? Do you have a tough time gathering information from potential employees? Most interviewers don’t know what to ask or ask the wrong questions, leading to bad hires and worse. During this workshop, learners become ‘interviewing dynamics’ and discover best practices for conducting behavioral based interviews in the workplace. Learners will create behavioral questions to give them the best chance to gather candidate information, develop a candidate evaluation strategy to achieve the best results - before, during and after the interview, and discover how to guide the interview conversation to get the answers to make the best hire.
Understand your Role	As a leader, how can I create the best work environment for my team? The environment a supervisor creates impacts many areas including employee development, relationships, retention and more. Continuing from Focus Your Strengths, this introductory workshop overviews four critical roles that supervisors must understand when guiding their teams.
ACPA Emerging Scholars Program	The ACPA Emerging Scholars Program was implemented by the ACPA Senior Scholars in 1999. The Emerging Scholars Program supports, encourages, and honors early-career individuals who are emerging as contributors to student affairs and higher education scholarship and who are pursuing research initiatives congruent with the mission, interests, and strategic goals of ACPA.
ACPA Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute	The Donna M. Bourassa Mid-Level Management Institute is an ACPA educational program for those who have been in the student affairs field for five or more years or are a departmental director. The Institute guides those desiring to grow their authentic leadership, strengthen their capacities and understand self and organizational dynamics to lead well. The Institute, named for Donna Bourassa, Ed.D. former Associate Executive Director of ACPA, is a successful professional development resource to hundreds of colleagues in the student affairs profession.
NASPA Ujima Institute	The Ujima Institute is appropriate for emerging leaders in associate director, director, assistant/associate dean, dean, and AVP roles. This three-day, cohort-based institute offers an intensive, challenging, and collegial learning environment for student affairs professionals as they develop culturally relevant leadership skills that leverage their unique ethnic heritages and histories and prepare to lead increasingly diverse institutions
ACPA Conferences and Institutes	ACPA–College Student Educators International is a values-centered leadership association that has worked to boldly transform higher education since 1924. Student affairs and higher education professionals, faculty, and students trust ACPA to deliver high-quality educational programs, provide access to modern research and scholarship, and promote leadership at all levels through a racial justice and decolonization lens.
ACPA Entity Groups	ACPA provides professional development, networking, and leadership opportunities to all members.
ACPA Involvement Opportunities	Review the latest involvement opportunities within ACPA.
ACPA National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education	The National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education (NINLHE) mission is to affect change in higher education in the United States and Canada in ways that improve the experiences and educational outcomes of American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Aboriginal students.
NASPA Conferences and Institutes	Whether you are looking for a transformational in-person experience or wanting to learn and engage from where you are, NASPA has the prefect professional development experience for you. Updated coursed and events are updated periodically.
NASPA Knowledge Communities	Whether you are looking for a transformational in-person experience or wanting to learn and engage from where you are, NASPA has the prefect professional development experience for you. Updated coursed and events are updated periodically
Supporting the Student Affairs Profession - Latest Publications	NASPA is the professional homes of student affairs with over a decade of service to the profession. We are a network of mentors, opportunities, and resources to support you though every stage of your career development journey.

Advanced - Leadership

Title	Description
Executive Excellence In Leadership Program	The Executive Excellence Leadership program is open to established leaders who want to make a positive change in themselves and the university. Examples of applicants that would benefit from this program include deans, department chairs, college directors, executive directors, and associate or assistant vice presidents.
ACPA Conferences and Institutes	ACPA–College Student Educators International is a values-centered leadership association that has worked to boldly transform higher education since 1924. Student affairs and higher education professionals, faculty, and students trust ACPA to deliver high-quality educational programs, provide access to modern research and scholarship, and promote leadership at all levels through a racial justice and decolonization lens.
ACPA Entity Groups	ACPA provides professional development, networking, and leadership opportunities to all members.
ACPA Involvement Opportunities	Review the latest involvement opportunities within ACPA.
ACPA National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education	The National Institute for Native Leadership in Higher Education (NINLHE) mission is to affect change in higher education in the United States and Canada in ways that improve the experiences and educational outcomes of American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Aboriginal students.
NASPA Conferences and Institutes	Whether you are looking for a transformational in-person experience or wanting to learn and engage from where you are, NASPA has the prefect professional development experience for you. Updated coursed and events are updated periodically.
NASPA Knowledge Communities	Whether you are looking for a transformational in-person experience or wanting to learn and engage from where you are, NASPA has the prefect professional development experience for you. Updated coursed and events are updated periodically
Supporting the Student Affairs Profession - Latest Publications	NASPA is the professional homes of student affairs with over a decade of service to the profession. We are a network of mentors, opportunities, and resources to support you though every stage of your career development journey.
Harvard Institute for Educational Management (IEM)	For more than 50 years, the Institute for Educational Management (IEM), has helped experienced higher education professionals further refine their leadership skills, while developing tangible strategies for near- and long-term institutional success.
NASPA AVP Symposium	The NASPA AVP Symposium is a unique and innovative three-day program designed to support and develop AVPs and other "number twos" in their unique campus leadership roles. Leveraging the vast expertise and knowledge of sitting AVPs, the Symposium will provide high-level content through a variety of participant engagement-oriented session types. This site is updated annually. Registration page is updated annually.
NASPA Institute for New AVPs	The NASPA Institute for New AVPs is a foundational three-day learning and networking experience designed to support and develop AVPs in their unique and challenging roles on campus. The Institute is appropriate for AVPs and other senior level "number twos" who report to the highest-ranking student affairs officer and who have been serving in their first AVP/"number two" position for not longer than two years. Registration page is updated annually.
NASPA Institute for New Vice Presidents for Student Affairs	The NASPA Institute for New Vice Presidents for Student Affairs is a foundational faculty-led, three-day learning and networking experience that prepares new VPSAs to be strategic decision-makers, highly effective managers, and transformational leaders.

Organizational and Human Resources

The Organizational and Human Resources professional competency area includes knowledge, skills, and dispositions used in the management of institutional human capital, financial, and physical resources. This competency area recognizes that student affairs professionals bring personal strengths and grow as managers through challenging themselves to build new skills in the selection, supervision, motivation, and formal evaluation of staff; resolution of conflict; management of the politics of organizational discourse; and the effective application of strategies and techniques associated with financial resources, facilities management, fundraising, technology, crisis management, risk management, and sustainable resources. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Organizational and Human Resources considers skill levels in the following areas:

Assessment, Advocacy, and Networking
Skill Development
Hiring and Staffing
Supervision, Communication and Conflict Resolution
Crisis & Risk Management
Resource Management, Stewardship, and Sustainability
Technology

Foundational - Organizational and Human Resources

Title	Description
Sexual & Relationship Violence Support Services Overview Presentation	Did you know that Kent State has a group of people committed to supporting survivors of sexual violence and ensuring that all members of our community have access to resources and information? This presentation will give the overview about the services and educational programming offered through SRVSS (Sexual & Relationship Violence Support Services).
Online Emergency Preparedness and Response Training - Kent State University	Feeling prepared during emergency situations can help people remain calm and enable them to respond more effectively. Take some time to consider how best to respond to emergencies by learning basic emergency guidelines and survival strategies in this online video training course, designed to assist you in taking necessary precautions and exercising better judgment during potential emergencies. Help yourself, and possibly others, when it can count the most by completing this Emergency Preparedness and Response Training.
Communicating Across Generations	Do you communicate well with people outside your age group? Find out how to manage communication across generations by first learning about the generations in the workforce. Knowledge about each generation will give you a general understanding about each group's frame of reference and help you interact more effectively.
Building Great Work Relationships	New leaders face many daily challenges at work. Workplace relationships can be demanding on your time professionally and personally. A key to becoming an effective leader is getting to know your team well - building those relationships. Words such as candor, feedback and work expectations are used constantly. What do they really mean? Find out as you create strategies to use when constructing work relationships.
QPR Training	The More Aware Initiative, funded by Kent State University and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is offering QPR training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade and Refer -- the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.

Intermediate - Organizational and Human Resources

Title	Description
Performance Management	New leaders face many daily challenges at work. Workplace relationships can be demanding on your time professionally and personally. A key to becoming an effective leader is getting to know your team well - building those relationships. Work such as candor, feedback and work expectations are used constantly. What do they really mean? Find out as you create strategies to use when constructing work relationships.
Team Dimensions Profile	Ever wondered how some teams work together better than others? High-functioning teams understand each member's contributions and roles. The Team Dimensions Profile examines how the four stages of team development and five different team roles can predict the success of your team.
Thomas Kilmann Conflict Instrument (TKI)	Conflict is a natural part of our interactions with others. Conflict management is an extremely important skill to master. TKI measures a person's behavior along two dimensions: assertiveness - the extent in which you attempt to satisfy your concerns, and cooperativeness - the extent to which you attempt to satisfy other person's concerns. TKI lets you discover your preferred style and learn to recognize and effectively use the five different conflict styles.
Emergency Preparedness and Response Training - Kent State University	Custom program for Kent State staff to prepare them for emergency response situations
Education Elevated (e2) Conference	The Education Elevated Collaborative brings together multiple campus partners for the purpose of providing faculty with the knowledge and skills to implement teaching strategies that elevate students’ learning through leveraging technology in service of effective teaching. The Collaborative is committed to sponsoring workshops, conferences and other opportunities for faculty and staff to learn and share expertise with digital tools for education. This is an online conference provided March 18th, 2022.
QPR Training	The More Aware Initiative, funded by Kent State University and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is offering QPR training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.

Advanced - Organizational and Human Resources

Title	Description
Establishing Unit and Department Goals	How effectively do you establish and develop goals for your department or unit? This workshop takes a detailed look at seven important skill categories of effective goal setting. An assessment will be used to identify proficiency levels in goal setting, and explore the steps needed to achieve unit or department goals. Learners receive input on their strengths and development opportunities.
QPR Training	The More Aware Initiative, funded by Kent State University and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is offering QPR training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer -- the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.
Team Dimensions Profile	Ever wondered how some teams work together better than others? High-functioning teams understand each member's contributions and roles. The Team Dimensions Profile examines how the four stages of team development and five different team roles can predict the success of your team.
Thomas Kilmann Conflict Instrument (TKI)	Conflict is a natural part of our interactions with others. Conflict management is an extremely important skill to master. TKI measures a person's behavior along two dimensions: assertiveness - the extent in which you attempt to satisfy your concerns, and cooperativeness - the extent to which you attempt to satisfy other person's concerns. TKI lets you discover your preferred style and learn to recognize and effectively use the five different conflict styles.

Personal and Ethical Foundations

The Personal and Ethical Foundations professional competency area involves the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to develop and maintain integrity in ones’ life and work. This includes thoughtful development, critique, and adherence to a holistic and comprehensive standard of ethics and commitment to one’s own wellness and growth. Personal and ethical foundations are aligned because integrity as an internal locus informed by a combination of external ethical guidelines, an internal voice of care, and our own lived experiences. Our personal and ethical foundations grow through a process of curiosity, reflection, and self-authorship. (ACAP & NASPA, 2015)

Personal and Ethical Foundations considers skill levels in the following areas:

Wellness and Healthy Living
Ethical Codes and Professional Standards
Self-Assessment and Reflection

Foundational - Personal and Ethical Foundation

Title	Description
Team Building While Thinking Outside the Box	This workshop is by appointment and is intended for intact work teams. Kent State University relies more and more on teams to innovate, problem solve, and continuously improve performance. Understanding and capitalizing on individual strengths and approaches to group processes is crucial to creating high performance teams. Participants complete an online self-assessment to learn to work from their strengths by identifying their most natural team role, while giving them added appreciation for the contributions of others. As a result, team innovation and productivity increase as conflict and project-cycle time decrease. Participants will receive a customized report on their strengths and opportunities and an aggregate group report indicating overall team strengths and team opportunities for improvement.
Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT)	Keeping a daily journal of things that you are thankful for helps to elevate mood, increase optimism, alleviate depression, and cope with grief. By noticing and focusing on the good things in your life, bad things diminish in effect, and you achieve a happier outlook on life. Participants will learn how to start a journal, what to include, and all of the ways that gratitude journaling can benefit themselves, as well as their disabled clients and loved ones. We will also have a discussion about Mindfulness Meditation, as it ties into observing and finding things to be grateful for in the world around us.
Stress Management	This course will provide employees with information needed to manage and reduce stress. Common themes include understanding stress and its effects on you, ways to manage stress, and ways to stay ahead of stress.
What Does it Mean to be Anti-Racist	Anti-racism is a term that is frequently discussed in the public consciousness. This session provides a space to understand what anti-racism really means, safely reflect on where you are in your own journey, and explore how we can practice anti-racism in our communities.
Intersectionality 101	Intersectionality is a concept that allows us to examine multiple areas of our lives and social identities. During this session, participants will examine what it actually is, discuss the history of the theory and begin to apply an intersectional lens.
Emotional intelligence 1: Identify	According to MSCEIT, emotions are informational data that is constantly collected. This workshop explores why collecting the correct data is important and factors that influence the collection processes.
Strengths Finder	All too often, our natural talents go untapped as well as we spend our valuable time and energy trying to fix our shortcomings, as opposed to devloping our strngths. If you feel this way, let the CliftonStrengths assessment help identify the areas where you or your team have the greatest potential for building strength. The assessment report will detail your top five strengths and provide you with Strengths insights to help you undrstand how each of your top five themes play out in your life.
General Ethics in the Workplace	This course provides staff members with an overview of ethical standards at work. Common themes include describing ethical behavior with monetary practices, explaining ethical behavior with colleagues, and identifying several guidelines for appropriate ethical behavior.
Discover Talents, Build Strengths	Stop trying to be someone you're not and start focusing on what makes you naturally powerful and unique. Maximize your potential with out Discover talents, Build Strengths workshop, using Gallup's Clifton Strengths assessment. Every day, Don Clifton's strengths-based approach to management and leadership powers some of the greatest teams in the world's most successful organizations. The premise is simple: people perform at their best - on the job and in daily life - when they understand and use their natural talents. This enables them to build stronger relationships, be a better teammate, and focus more on what they do best, accelerating their personal and professional growth. Whether you're an individual contributor or a leader wanting to improve or empower your team ro perform better, your efforts start here.
Anti-Hazing Training	The Office of Student Conduct offers training to assist in understanding how the University and State of Ohio define hazing, how to recognize hazing, and expectations for how / when / where to report hazing.
SIRCA: Students Involved in Responsible Character Awareness	The Office of Student Conduct offers training to assist in understanding and reflection on their character and how they make decisions while considering ethics.

Intermediate - Personal and Ethical Foundation

Title	Description
Time-Wise: Managing Time Effectively	Take a journey through the Time Mastery concept, which looks at 12 categories that impact a productive use of time. The Time-Wise workshop showcases the Time Mastery Profile, a time-management instrument developed by Dr. Larry Baker and Dr. Merrill Douglass. The Time Mastery Profile is based on 40 years of research and conducting seminars around the world.
Time Mastery Profile	The Time Mastery profile (TMP) helps individuals set priorities and manage time more effectively by evaluating your effectiveness in 12 critical areas. TMP examines how individuals manage time throughout the workday, identifies effective and ineffective time usage patterns, and offers specific ways to improve time management.
Personal Listening Profile	Research shows that people listen with a natural or preferred style. The Personal Listening Profile identifies a person's natural listening approach and develops skills for more effective communication in different situations.
Clothesline Shirtmaking Session	The Clothesline Project, started on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1990, is a vehicle for those affected by sexual violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt. The shirts are then hung on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women, men and children. Anyone on campus can make a shirt for the Clothesline Project. Classes, student groups, residence hall communities are involved.
Dealing with Difficult Behaviors	Do you have a co-worker who seems impossible to work with? Ever wonder why that person acts that way….and gets away with it? This workshop focuses on identifying and addressing the most common difficult workplace behaviors. Learners explore ways to effectively deal with these behaviors and examine how they are personally impacted by them. Learners will understand the important roles that emotions and stress can play in dealing with difficult encounters. They will also learn to identify trigger words, reframe reactions, learn to address the 10 most common difficult behaviors and demonstrate how to give constructive feedback
Emotional Intelligence 2: Use	Once emotional data is collected, you ‘feel’ certain sensations due to brain activity. How much attention do you pay them? Learn how these feelings, or emotions, influence our thinking and why listening to them helps us make better decisions.
Emotional Intelligence 3: Understand	Now that you can link emotions to thinking, what do I do with it? Enrich your understanding of emotions by examining the root causes of emotions, predicting emotional chains and blends, and describing accurately the subtle differences between emotions.
Green Dot For Employees	What's this green dot everyone is talking about? Learn how you as an employee can engage students and colleagues in taking immediate action to being proactive in keeping our community safe. This workshop will introduce you to the Green Dot movement, generate communitywide buy-in and begin the process of culture change at Kent State.
In Their Shoes: Walking the Path of a Survivor	A powerful experiential workshop for members of Kent State that helps to identify barriers survivors face in disclosing sexual or relationship violence. The workshop increases one's understanding of systems survivors must navigate, both university- and community-based, when reporting or seeking assistance. Finally, the workshop educates on university policy, resources and what we can all do to break down these barriers.
Online General Ethics in the Workplace, SafeColleges	Staff members can get an overview of ethical standards at work. Common themes include describing ethical behavior with monetary practices, explaining ethical behavior with colleagues and identifying several guidelines for appropriate ethical behavior.
Prevent Bullying in the Workplace	Bullying happens in more places than just the playground. How should we respond to bullying in the workplace? This workshop explores what this social issue is and how we can respond by improving workplace relationships and communication and promoting healthy campus expectations.
Managing the Change Curve	We face change on a daily basis, whether at work or home. It can be one of the most difficult situations to handle, especially if we resist the change. This workshop provides an assessment and model that addresses concerns learners have while moving through the four phases (denial, resistance, exploration and commitment) of change. Learners will explore the four phases of change, pinpoint their current stage in the transition process and develop an action plan for managing change transitions.
Management Skills - Getting the most of your Management Style Using Disc (Part 1 of 3)	This workshop utilizes the popular and proven DiSC methodology for understanding human behavior. Based on the work of behavior psychologist William Moulton Marston, DiSC has shown tremendous success in improving communication skills and directly improving the employee/supervisor relationship. Learners will complete an online assessment before the first workshop. DiSC results are reviewed during the classroom session. Discussion includes a general overview of DiSC management styles and their impact in the workplace.
Interview Dynamics	Do you have a plan when interviewing candidates? Do you have a tough time gathering information from potential employees? Most interviewers don’t know what to ask or ask the wrong questions, leading to bad hires and worse. During this workshop, learners become ‘interviewing dynamics’ and discover best practices for conducting behavioral-based interviews in the workplace. Learners will create behavioral questions to give them the best chance to gather candidate information; develop a candidate evaluation strategy to achieve the best results - before, during and after the interview; and discover how to guide the interview conversation to get the answers to make the best hire.
Understand your Role	As a leader, how can I create the best work environment for my team? The environment a supervisor creates impacts many areas, including employee development, relationships, retention and more. Continuing from Focus Your Strengths, this introductory workshop overviews four critical roles that supervisors must understand when guiding their teams.

Advanced - Personal and Ethical Foundation

Title	Description
Mindful Monday with Daron	Join one of the most skillful and down to earth mindfulness coaches, Daron Larson, for Mindful Mondays where we’ll put talk into practice. Where you will gain confidence that your way of practicing mindfulness is the right way! You will also have time to Q & A with Daron by submitting questions before or after a session using the “Ask Daron” link in the Resources section of the Mindful Mondays page or in the Chat section of our Zoom virtual session. And speaking of Zoom, when we are practicing our mindful meditation, we’ll be turning the video off. When we’re engaging with our Mindful Monday community with questions and talk, we’d love to see your KSU faces.
Team Building While Thinking Outside the Box	This workshop is by appointment and is intended for intact work teams. Kent State University relies more and more on teams to innovate, problem solve, and continuously improve performance. Understanding and capitalizing on individual strengths and approaches to group processes is crucial to creating high performance teams. Participants complete an online self-assessment to learn to work from their strengths by identifying their most natural team role, while giving them added appreciation for the contributions of others. As a result, team innovation and productivity increase as conflict and project-cycle time decrease. Participants will receive a customized report on their strengths and opportunities and an aggregate group report indicating overall team strengths and team opportunities for improvement.
Walk and Talk: Sustainability	Explore some campus sustainability features, updates and improvements with Kent State’s Sustainability Manager, Melanie Knowles.
Interview Dynamics	Do you have a plan when interviewing candidates? Do you have a tough time gathering information from potential employees? Most interviewers don’t know what to ask or ask the wrong questions, leading to bad hires and worse. During this workshop, learners become ‘interviewing dynamics’ and discover best practices for conducting behavioral based interviews in the workplace. Learners will create behavioral questions to give them the best chance to gather candidate information, develop a candidate evaluation strategy to achieve the best results - before, during and after the interview, and discover how to guide the interview conversation to get the answers to make the best hire.
Understand your Role	As a leader, how can I create the best work environment for my team? The environment a supervisor creates impacts many areas including employee development, relationships, retention and more. Continuing from Focus Your Strengths, this introductory workshop overviews four critical roles that supervisors must understand when guiding their teams.
Emotional Intelligence 4: Manage	Develop an action management plan with your newfound knowledge of emotions! Learners examine methods to reach their desired outcomes by integrating emotions with their thoughts.

Social Justice and Inclusion

While there are many conceptions of social justice and inclusion in various contexts, for the purpose of this competency area, it is defined here as both a process and a goal which includes the knowledge, skills, ad dispositions needed to create learning environments that foster equitable participation of all groups while seeking to address and acknowledge issues of oppression, privilege, and power. This competency involves student affairs educators who have a sense of their own agency and social responsibility that includes others, their community, and the larger global context. Student affairs educators may incorporate social justice and inclusion competencies into their practice through seeking to meet the needs of all groups, equitably distributing resources, raising social consciousness, and repairing past and current harms on campus communities. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Social Justice and Inclusion considers skill levels in the following areas:

Understanding of Self and Navigating Systems of Power
Critical Assessment and Self-Directed Learning
Engaging in Socially-Just Practice
Organizational Systemic Advocacy

Foundational - Social Justice and Inclusion

Title	Description
Accessibility Animals on Campus	How does a guinea pig help with disability? Can I pet my friend's Seeing Eye dog? Do I have to allow an emotional support cat in my class? Come get answers to these questions and more. Open to students, staff, and faculty. Highly recommended for faculty and student-facing staff.
Discrimination Awareness in the Workplace	Although we’ve long understood that discrimination and harassment are unlawful in the workplace, it's clear from news headlines that it’s still prevalent. That’s why it’s critical that employees understand their workplace policies regarding discrimination and know their roles and obligations. This course is designed to provide basic awareness and understanding of discrimination. This awareness can help employees avoid discriminatory behaviors and build a school culture that reflects inclusivity and respect for all.
Creating an Inclusive Workplace	What does an inclusive workplace look like and how can we create one? Participants will explore these questions, learn some basics and strategize on how they can contribute to making a more inclusive work environment.
Discovering DEI	Wondering where to start your diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) learning journey? This introductory session will allow participants to learn basic language and concepts, and explore why DEI work is important.
Sexual Harassment: Staff-to-Staff	Sexual harassment can have lasting effects for individuals, organizations and the community such as psychological trauma, a hostile work environment for employees, damaged reputations, negative publicity, civil liability and even criminal charges. This is why employers can’t take sexual harassment lightly, and employees should understand their roles and obligations if they experience or witness it on the job. This course is designed to provide employees with a basic understanding of sexual harassment and strategies to maintain a harassment-free environment.
Let's Talk Title IX	This Title IX workshop is intended to give participants an overview of the university's 5-16.2 policy on gender discrimination, gender/sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, stalking and intimate partner violence.
Safe Space Ally Training	aims to equip students, faculty and staff with the tools for creating Safe Spaces and welcoming environments for LGBTQ students on campus. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the LGBTQ+ community and resources, and obtain the basics for making a difference in their sphere of influence.
Understanding Race and Racism	Race and racism are significant parts of our society and shape the way it works. Participants will explore their own understandings, discuss how racism is upheld through policy and practice, and develop strategies to disrupt it.
What Does it Mean to be Anti-Racist	Anti-racism is a term that is frequently discussed in the public consciousness. This session provides a space to understand what anti-racism really means, safely reflect on where you are in your own journey, and explore how we can practice anti-racism in our communities.
Accessibility for Webmasters 101	Join the Digital Accessibility Team and UCM’s Web Team to discuss the fundamentals of web accessibility and how Kent State users with disabilities experience content on the web. You’ll learn the accessibility policies and legal requirements governing Kent State’s digital presence, see some examples of good (and bad) web accessibility, and sample digital tools that help monitor the accessibility of your www.kent.edu websites.
Intersectionality 101	Intersectionality is a concept that allows us to examine multiple areas of our lives and social identities. During this session, participants will examine what it actually is, discuss the history of the theory and begin to apply an intersectional lens.
Webinar - Diversity 101	This training provides fundamental building blocks about diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B). Participants will engage in reflections and discussions that will allow them to explore terminology and practical application skills. Concepts include diversity, equality/equity, inclusion/belonging, common DEI&B terminology, intent/impact, allyship and advocacy, and more. The goal of this workshop is to provide participants with an initial understanding of DEI&B concepts, so they may participate in additional workshops that allow for deeper exploration and more specialized topics.
Accessibility Awareness 101	This is the foundational workshop for understanding accessibility at Kent State. We'll dismantle mistaken assumptions about disability and accessibility and explore the experiences of our students with disabilities. These stories help reveal the barriers disabled students face here at Kent State and the challenges of providing Equal Access in the classroom and digital environment, and between people. We believe that you’ll leave with a greater understanding of the additional challenges students with disabilities face and eager to work toward Equal Access for the entire Flashes family. Open to students and employees.
Crash Course in Culture Workshop	Sometimes you just need a quick rundown of what culture is and how it is valuable. This session gives a brief background and explanation of the SMC and its function as well as general concepts relevant to culture, cultural awareness and multiculturalism.
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act	This workshop, based on the 2008 Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act, gives learners an opportunity to understand the laws under the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). Learners will increase their understanding of the original intent of the definition of disability, factors that qualify an individual as disabled, and information about the complaint process and the reasonable accommodation request process.
Diversity Includes Everyone	Every person at Kent State is a unique individual, very different from anyone else on campus. In order to work effectively, we need to understand and embrace this concept. This workshop provides learners an opportunity to explore fundamental diversity concepts and develop an understanding of why differences should be valued.
How Diversity Makes Teams more Innovative: Rocio Lorenzo	Video and Discussion: How can we consider diversity as a commodity to innovation?
My Identity is a Superpower - Not an Obstacle: America Ferrera	VIdeo and Discussion: How can we encourage those around us to embrace their marginalized identities? Develop tangible ideas.
The Danger of a Single Story: Chimamanda Adichie	Video and Discussion: When have you ascribed to a single story and it led to misconceptions? When have you learned a deeper perspective and that led to self-growth or relational development?
Understanding and Responding to Discrimination and Harassment	Participants will gain a deeper understanding of discrimination and harassment through the interactive use of scenarios and discussion around real workplace application.
White Identity Exploration Workshop	TBA

Intermediate - Social Justice and Inclusion

Title	Description
Diversity Includes Everyone	Every person at Kent State is a unique individual, very different from anyone else on campus. In order to work effectively, we need to understand and embrace this concept. This workshop provides learners an opportunity to explore fundamental diversity concepts and develop an understanding of why differences should be valued.
My Identity is a Superpower - Not an Obstacle: America Ferrera	Video and Discussion: How can we encourage those around us to embrace their marginalized identities? Develop tangible ideas.
The Danger of a Single Story: Chimamanda Adichie	Video and Discussion: When have you ascribed to a single story and it led to misconceptions? When have you learned a deeper perspective and that led to self-growth or relational development?
Understanding and Responding to Discrimination and Harassment	Participants will gain a deeper understanding of discrimination and harassment through the interactive use of scenarios and discussion around real workplace application.
White Identity Exploration Workshop	TBA
Diversity and Inlcusion: Faculty and Staff	Diverse and inclusive higher education institutions offer many benefits to their students, employees, communities and society. It’s important to continue education in diversity and inclusion not only to remain in compliance, but also as a best practice. This course provides college and university faculty and staff members with a basic understanding of diversity and inclusion, as well as strategies to help maintain a discrimination-free environment. Topics include: terminology and regulations, identifying problematic behaviors and proactive strategies to increase diversity awareness.
Implicit Bias and Microagression Awareness	This course is designed to help course takers gain an understanding of what implicit bias and microaggressions are, the science behind these concepts and how to prevent imposing them on others.
Addressing Microagressions	Discover how everyday comments and actions can unintentionally hurt or harm someone. Participants will build skills and practice strategies to recognize and interrupt microaggressions.
Recognizing Bias	Various people, institutions and organizations help shape the way we view the world, sometimes in inaccurate ways. Participants will learn to identify implicit and explicit biases and explore strategies for challenging them in ourselves and others.
Creating Accessible Digital Documents	Learn the accessibility features of and best practices for PDFs, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point. Session includes hands-on practice and accompanying open-lab time. Open to students, staff, and faculty.
Creating Accessible Digital Marketing	Learn best practices for creating accessible social media posts, emails, newsletters, videos, and digital displays. Session includes hands-on practice and accompanying open-lab time. Open to students, staff, and faculty. Highly recommended for content writers and communications employees, both staff and student.
White Allyship	Do you want to learn how to better be in solidarity with people of Color? This training explores what racism and bias are, the concept of privilege, and what allyship looks like. Participants will then identify and explore specific action steps one can take to advance racial justice.
Animals on Campus: A Furry Endeavor	Have you noticed an increase in animals on our campus? Join staff from General Counsel and Student Accessibility Services to learn more about service animals, emotional/assistance animals, and service animals in training. This webinar will review the roles of these animals on a college campus, the laws that impact each type of animal, and Kent State policies and procedures regarding each animal.
Discrimination Station Workshop	This workshop discusses different instances of bias or discrimination and ways to address them in a productive and healthy way. This workshop is meant to be interactive and help develop an understanding of what bias and discrimination are as well as learn ways to engage around these conflicts in healthy ways.
Making School Safe and Inclusive for Transgender Students	It's educators' jobs to nurture the education of students, and the need to respect all students must supersede any feelings about a student’s gender identity. This course will explore challenges faced by transgender students and how educators can communicate with respect and caring. Topics covered include what it means to be transgender and ways to promote tolerance in the classroom.
Moving Beyond 'Man Up' When You Are Faculty and Staff	Engaging faculty and staff in conversations around masculinity and fostering actions that promote positive prosocial behavior is important in prevention of sexual and relationship violence in our community. Moving Beyond ‘Man Up’ is a grassroots initiative, involving discussions, events, and programming focused on the roles that masculinity can play in not only harmful behavior but also in the prevention of harmful behavior. How does faculty staff “move beyond man up”? How do we unpack and address situations and conversations that may be examples of “toxic” masculinity? Join us as we engage in the next level of conversation surrounding masculinity and the role it plays in making our campus safer.
Social Perspective Workshop	Social Perspective Sharing the first step in Kent State’s Student Multicultural Center and Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s Training Lab to help our campus community engage with a variety of difference in an empathetic manner. This workshop will help lay the foundation for participants to grow in their ability to connect with people from different backgrounds. By helping people come to a common understanding of the concepts around different identities, reflecting on their most salient identities and hearing from others about their identities, this workshop will help individuals learn language and techniques to learn the basics around engaging with people who have different identities than their own.
What is Neurodiversity?	Join us for a discussion on changing the way neurodiversity is viewed from an all-encompassing characteristic to a facet of one's identity. This will be done by discussing what stigmas are present, why the term neurodiversity was coined and how we can reframe our thoughts.
Diversity Awareness: Staff-to-Staff	The goal of this course is to provide staff with an awareness of how a diverse workforce strengthens an organization. The course examines behaviors, both unintentional and intentional, that can discriminate or contribute to a hostile work environment. It also discusses ways to respond or even intervene in discriminatory acts that are in concert with your organization's policies and showcase positive reinforcing behaviors that show respect and appreciation for staff who are different than you.
The Listening Project	The Listening Project aims to foster stronger working relationships among colleagues through intentional dialogue across difference. The program is organized by pairing participants based on factors such as race/ethnicity, gender, or a related workplace difference. Trained coaches foster dialogue between partners in cluster sessions on topics that range from getting to know one another to views on race. Goals of the program include: building of relationships among individuals that normally may not develop a relationship; increased understanding of diversity and inclusion, gender, ethnic and race differences; and, improve the climate and success of diversity at KSU through building trust and credibility.
Safe Space: Trans 101	the second step in the safe space ally training series. This training will allow participants to understand the concept of privilege, provide basic information and language, and give recommendations for how to work in solidarity with the trans community. You must complete Safe Space Ally Training before you can participate in Trans 101.
3 Ways to be a Better Ally in the Workplace: Melinda Epler	Video and Discussion: Review the Allyship continuum. Where would you consider yourself in your journey of allyship and why? Provide examples of when you believed you enacted your allyship.
Accessibility for Webmasters 201: Strategy	In this workshop, we’ll review the important concepts learned throughout the 101 and 201 courses and see how they fit into creating a long term and sustainable web accessibility strategy for your department or divisional website. We’ll teach you how to explain your new accessibility strategy to others, help you leverage the strengths of teammates for greater accessibility, and show you how to be an advocate for digital accessibility in areas beyond web development.
Camps on Campus: Keeping Minors Safe	Minors are on our campuses more often than we may think. Minors participate in a number of camps on campus, and need to be safe during this time. Therefore, it is important that those who work with minors as part of camp activities on college or university campuses receive child abuse prevention training. The material in this course provides strategies for recognizing, preventing, and reporting child abuse.
Working Towards Equity	Have you noticed the conversation shift towards equity and away from equality? This session will examine why. Participants will explore the concept of equity and begin to understand individual and institutional detours to achieving it.
Allies, Advocates, and Accomplicies Workshop	This training will allow participants to develop an understanding of their roles as bystanders, as it relates to people of color. Although someone may not identify with a particular culture or racial/ethnic identity, this does not mean you cannot demonstrate support in some way. We are all in different places as it relates to the way we show support. This training will help participants identify where they are in their journey and tangible ways to demonstrate support as an Ally, Advocate or Accomplice.
Avoiding Discriminatory Practices discrimination, SafeColleges: Avoiding Discriminatory Practices	As a supervisor, it is essential to establish and maintain a respectful and positive environment. This course provides supervisors with an overview of some best practices to help manage a diverse environment, avoid discriminatory behaviors and create a culture that embraces acceptance and respect for all.
Accessibility for Webmasters 201: Toolbox and Auditing	In this workshop, we’ll use Siteimprove’s Quality Assurance and Accessibility modules to quickly identify, prioritize and fix issues on your website, teach you to audit and remediate your content more effectively, and explore Siteimprove’s built-in reporting tools to help you keep track of the progress you make and share that information with the people who need it.
How Diversity Makes Teams more Innovative: Rocio Lorenzo	Video and Discussion: How can we consider diversity as a commodity to innovation? What is the difference between understanding diversity and valuing diversity?

Advanced - Social Justice and Inclusion

Title	Description
Working Towards Equity	Have you noticed the conversation shift towards equity and away from equality? This session will examine why. Participants will explore the concept of equity and begin to understand individual and institutional detours to achieving it.
Allies, Advocates, and Acomplicies Workshop	This training will allow participants to develop an understanding of their roles as bystanders, as it relates to people of color. Although someone may not identify with a particular culture or racial/ethnic identity, this does not mean you cannot demonstrate support in some way. We are all in different places as it relates to the way we show support. This training will help participants identify where they are in their journey and tangible ways to demonstrate support as an Ally, Advocate or Accomplice.
Avoiding Discriminatory Practices dscrimination, SafeColleges: Avoiding Discriminatory Practices	As a supervisor, it is essential to establish and maintain a respectful and positive environment. This course provides supervisors with an overview of some best practices to help manage a diverse environment, avoid discriminatory behaviors and create a culture that embraces acceptance and respect for all.
Accessibility for Webmasters 201: Toolbox and Auditing	In this workshop, we’ll use Siteimprove’s Quality Assurance and Accessibility modules to quickly identify, prioritize and fix issues on your website, teach you to audit and remediate your content more effectively, and explore Siteimprove’s built-in reporting tools to help you keep track of the progress you make and share that information with the people who need it.
Recruiting and Retaining Faculty	Faculty recruitment and retention are the lifeblood of the academy, but research demonstrates that some common practices prevent us from finding, considering, or retaining candidates who would otherwise make invaluable contributions to our intellectual communities. This workshop examines those practices and how to overcome the barriers they create.

Student Learning and Development

The Student Learning and Development professional competency area addresses the concepts and principles of student development and learning theory. This includes the ability to apply theory to improve and inform student affairs and teaching practice. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Student Learning and Development considers skills in the following areas:

Understanding Theory
Design and Application
Assessment and Integration

Foundational - Student Learning and Development

Title	Description
Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs	An online 8-credit course that is self-paced. Here are the course outcomes: Review concepts that contribute to sound, sustainable assessment practice. Explore the development of foundational assessment components including planning, articulating goals and outcomes, and providing feedback. Identify strategies for guiding assessment efforts across multiple functional areas and teams. Discover ways to translate data to a story of student success with a plan for action.
Student Mental Health: Awareness, Intervention and Referral	Students carry their mental health needs with them wherever they go – including school. Mental health issues can negatively affect a child’s ability both to learn and to follow classroom guidelines for behavior. Educators are uniquely positioned to notice mental health struggles and are obligated to report those concerns so students can get the help they need. This course is designed to provide an overview of student mental health concerns and educators’ responsibilities. Topics covered include the scope of mental health needs in school-age students; how anxiety and depression present in young people; warning signs and risk factors; and when and how to intervene and refer/report students who need support.
Webinar - Step Up, Speak Out	Step Up, Speak Out is a system-wide initiative to promote resources for good mental health, foster a culture of care at Kent State and increase awareness of mental health concerns. Participants will learn risk factors for suicide, signs and symptoms of distressed and disruptive individuals, and strategies to appropriately respond in these situations. Campus and community mental health resources will be provided, so attendees may assist those in need, help keep our campus safe, and strengthen the Kent State community. This webinar is ideal for faculty and staff who are in direct contact with students.
Discovering DEI	Wondering where to start your diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) learning journey? This introductory session will allow participants to learn basic language, concepts, and explore why DEI work is important.
Accessibility Awareness 101	This is the foundational workshop for understanding accessibility at Kent State. We'll dismantle mistaken assumptions about disability and accessibility and explore the experiences of our students with disabilities. These stories help reveal the barriers disabled students face here at Kent State and the challenges of providing Equal Access in the classroom, digital environment, and between people. We believe that you’ll leave with a greater understanding of the additional challenges students with disabilities face and eager to work toward Equal Access for the entire Flashes Family. Open to students and employees.
Safe Space Ally Training	Aims to equip students, faculty and staff with the tools for creating Safe Spaces and welcoming environments for LGBTQ students on campus. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the LGBTQ+ community, resources, and obtain the basics for making a difference in their sphere of influence.
Crash Course in Culture Workshop	Sometimes you just need a quick run down of what culture is and how it is valuable. This session gives a brief background and explanation of the SMC and its function as well as general concepts relevant to culture, cultural awareness and multiculturalism.
Anti-Hazing Training	The Office of Student Conduct offers training to assist in understanding how the University and State of Ohio define hazing, how to recognize hazing, and expectations for how / when / where to report hazing.
SIRCA: Students Involved in Responsible Character Awareness	The Office of Student Conduct offers training to assist in understanding and reflection on their character and how they make decisions while considering ethics.
ACPA's Student Learning Imperative	The ACPA Student Learning Imperative is intended to stimulate discussion and debate on how student affairs professionals can intentionally create the conditions that enhance student learning and personal development.
Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience	The purpose of this document is to re-examine some widely accepted ideas about conventional teaching and learning, and to question whether current organizational patterns in higher education support student learning and development in today’s environment. The need to do so is clear: few of the social, economic, cultural, political, and pedagogical conditions and assumptions that framed the structures and methods of our modern universities remain unchanged.
A Visual Way of Understanding Student Development Theory	Flatland is also a great way of understanding student development and stage-based developmental theories, visually. In the presentation below, we’ll follow the adventures of A. Square. Literally, a square, that lives in a two-dimensional world. He visits Lineland, Pointland, and is eventually visited by a sphere.
Student Development Theory - Cheat Sheet	Student learning development theory provides higher education professionals with invaluable insights about college students and improves their ability to support those struggling to transition into college life, academically, and socially.
Theories and Models of Student Development	Theories and models of student development theory provides higher education professionals with invaluable insights about college students and improves their ability to support those struggling to transition into college life, academically, and socially. This chapter provides an overview of the theoretical models of student development that are used by student affairs professionals in their work.

Intermediate - Student Learning and Development

Title	Description
Communicating with Others	Getting your message across in a way that is clear and coherent is a critical skill in your professional and personal life. This workshop identifies the necessary ingredients of any conversation. Learn to be a better communicator by exploring the communication process and how different communication styles affect your personal style.
Allies, Advocates, and Accomplices Workshop	This training will allow participants to develop an understanding of their roles as bystanders, as it relates to people of color. Although someone may not identify with a particular culture or racial/ethnic identity, this does not mean you cannot demonstrate support in some way. We are all in different places as it relates to the way we show support. This training will help participants identify where they are in their journey and tangible ways to demonstrate support as an Ally, Advocate or Accomplice.
Safe Space: Trans 101	The second step in the safe space ally training series. This training will allow participants to understand the concept of privilege, provide basic information and language, and give recommendations for how to work in solidarity with the trans community. You must complete Safe Space Ally Training before you can participate in Trans 101.
Assessing and Improving the Performance of Others	This workshop uses small group discussion and case studies to better understand the importance of performance management. The process will be thoroughly examined from the manager's and employee's points of view to better enable managers to fully utilize the evaluation process as a way to encourage and develop employees. In addition, participants will learn more about how to properly prepare and conduct an effective performance evaluation. Also, the role of the manager after the evaluation is concluded will be explored.
ACPA's Student Learning Imperative	The ACPA Student Learning Imperative is intended to stimulate discussion and debate on how student affairs professionals can intentionally create the conditions that enhance student learning and personal development.
Learning Reconsidered: A Campus-Wide Focus on the Student Experience	The purpose of this document is to re-examine some widely accepted ideas about conventional teaching and learning, and to question whether current organizational patterns in higher education support student learning and development in today’s environment. The need to do so is clear: Few of the social, economic, cultural, political and pedagogical conditions and assumptions that framed the structures and methods of our modern universities remain unchanged.
A Visual Way of Understanding Student Development Theory	Flatland is also a great way of understanding student development and stage-based developmental theories, visually. In the presentation below, we’ll follow the adventures of A. Square. Literally, a square, that lives in a two-dimensional world. He visits Lineland, Pointland, and is eventually visited by a sphere.

Advanced - Student Learning and Development

Title

Description

Assessing and Improving the Performance of Others

This workshop uses small group discussion and case studies to better understand the importance of performance management. The process will be thoroughly examined from the manager's and employee's points of view to better enable managers to fully utilize the evaluation process as a way to encourage and develop employees. In addition, participants will learn more about how to properly prepare and conduct an effective performance evaluation. Also, the role of the manager after the evaluation is concluded will be explored.

Technology

The Technology professional competency area focuses on the use of digital tools, resources, and technologies for the advancement of student learning, development, and success as well as the improved performance of student affairs professionals. Included within this area are knowledge, skills, and dispositions that lead to the generation of digital literacy and digital citizenship within communities of students, student affairs professionals, faculty members, and colleges and universities. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Technology considers skills in the following areas:

Technical Tools and Software
Data Use and Compliance
Digital Identity and Citizenship
Online Learning Environments

Foundational - Technology

Title	Description
Cybersecurity Overview	This introductory course provides an overview of cybercrime and cybersecurity, including the basics of cybersecurity along with the effects of cybercrime, the types of cyber threats and how users are susceptible.
Accessibility for Webmasters 101	Join the Digital Accessibility Team and UCM’s Web Team to discuss the fundamentals of web accessibility and how Kent State users with disabilities experience content on the web. You’ll learn the accessibility policies and legal requirements governing Kent State’s digital presence, see some examples of good (and bad) web accessibility, and sample digital tools that help monitor the accessibility of your www.kent.edu websites.
Banner Trainings	Kent State University offers a variety of Banner trainings including common operations. The most recent Banner interface makes information entry and access easier and more efficient.
Cybersecurity Awareness	Cybersecurity is in the media daily. It is important to learn the basics of protecting identify and data. Do your part #BeCyberSmart.
Finance & Purchasing Resources	Kent State University offers a variety of finance and purchasing resources: Expense reimbursement workflow, Flashcard and tuition fee waiver, and more.
Linked In Learning	Linked In Learning provides a plethora of training opportunities in all areas including technology.
Microsoft Education	Whether it’s learning to code or gaining a certification, Microsoft tools, programs, and technology can help you develop the skills you need for your next steps.
KSU Technology Workshops	Information Technology offers over twenty-five different workshop offerings to choose from covering Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Adobe Products and Cloud Storage. Please click on the link to identify in-person and self-paced workshops.

Intermediate - Technology

Title	Description
Creating Accessible Digital Documents	Learn the accessibility features of and best practices for PDFs, Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point. Session includes hands-on practice and accompanying open-lab time. Open to students, staff, and faculty.
Creating Accessible Digital Marketing	Learn best practices for creating accessible social media posts, emails, newsletters, videos, and digital displays. Session includes hands-on practice and accompanying open-lab time. Open to students, staff, and faculty. Highly recommended for content writers and communications employees, both staff and student.
Email and Messaging Safety	This course provides an overview of cybercrime via email, and how to employ safe email and messaging practices to avoid and help prevent cyber threats, attempts at fraud and identity theft.
Education Elevated (e2) Conference	The Education Elevated Collaborative brings together multiple campus partners for the purpose of providing faculty with the knowledge and skills to implement teaching strategies that elevate students’ learning through leveraging technology in service of effective teaching. The Collaborative is committed to sponsoring workshops, conferences and other opportunities for faculty and staff to learn and share expertise with digital tools for education. This is an online conference provided March 18th, 2022.
3 Ways to be a Better Ally in the Workplace: Melinda Epler	VIdeo and Discussion: Review the Allyship continuum. Where would you consider yourself in your journey of allyship and why? Provide examples of when you believed you enacted your allyship.
Accessibility for Webmasters 201: Strategy	In this workshop, we’ll review the important concepts learned throughout the 101 and 201 courses and see how they fit into creating a long term and sustainable web accessibility strategy for your department or divisional website. We’ll teach you how to explain your new accessibility strategy to others, help you leverage the strengths of teammates for greater accessibility, and show you how to be an advocate for digital accessibility in areas beyond web development.
Accessibility for Webmasters 201: Toolbox and Auditing	In this workshop, we’ll use Siteimprove’s Quality Assurance and Accessibility modules to quickly identify, prioritize and fix issues on your website, teach you to audit and remediate your content more effectively, and explore Siteimprove’s built-in reporting tools to help you keep track of the progress you make and share that information with the people who need it.
Banner Trainings	Kent State University offers a variety of Banner trainings including common operations. The most recent Banner interface makes information entry and access easier and more efficient.
Cybersecurity Awareness	Cybersecurity is in the media daily. It is important to learn the basics of protecting identify and data. Do your part #BeCyberSmart.
Finance & Purchasing Resources	Kent State University offers a variety of finance and purchasing resources: Expense reimbursement workflow, Flashcard and tuition fee waiver, and more.
Linked In Learning	Linked In Learning provides a plethora of training opportunities in all areas including technology.
Microsoft Education	Whether it’s learning to code or gaining a certification, Microsoft tools, programs, and technology can help you develop the skills you need for your next steps.
KSU Technology Workshops	Information Technology offers over twenty-five different workshop offerings to choose from covering Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Adobe Products and Cloud Storage. Please click on the link to identify in-person and self-paced workshops.

Advanced - Technology

Title	Description
LinkedIn Learning Center	LinkedIn Learning is an American massive open online course provider. It provides video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. It is a subsidiary of LinkedIn. All the courses on LinkedIn fall into 3 categories: Business, Creative, and Technology.
Banner Trainings	Kent State University offers a variety of Banner trainings including common operations. The most recent Banner interface makes information entry and access easier and more efficient.
Cybersecurity Awareness	Cybersecurity is in the media daily. It is important to learn the basics of protecting identify and data. Do your part #BeCyberSmart.
Finance & Purchasing Resources	Kent State University offers a variety of finance and purchasing resources: Expense reimbursement workflow, Flashcard and tuition fee waiver, and more.
Linked In Learning	Linked In Learning provides a plethora of training opportunities in all areas including technology.
Microsoft Education	Whether it’s learning to code or gaining a certification, Microsoft tools, programs, and technology can help you develop the skills you need for your next steps.
KSU Technology Workshops	Information Technology offers over twenty-five different workshop offerings to choose from covering Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Adobe Products and Cloud Storage. Please click on the link to identify in-person and self-paced workshops.

Values, Philosophy, and History

Values, Philosophy, and History professional competency involves knowledge, skills, and dispositions that connect the values, philosophy, and history of the student affairs profession to one’s current professional practice. This competency area embodies the foundations of the profession from which current and future research, scholarship, and practice will change and grow. The commitment to demonstration this competency area ensures that our present and future practices are informed by an understanding of the profession’s history, philosophy, and values. (ACPA & NASPA, 2015)

Values, Philosophy, and History considers skills in the following areas:

Historical Foundations
Theoretical Foundations
Societal/Cultural Context
Professional Service
Campus and Civic Engagement

Foundational - Values, Philosophy, and History

Title	Description
New Employee Orientation	At Kent State, our goal is to recruit and retain the highest quality faculty and staff, but it doesn't end there. The first several months are a critical time as new faculty and staff learn the culture and begin to contribute. New Employee Orientation helps all new faculty and staff become accustomed to life at Kent State university.
Intersectionality 101	Intersectionality is a concept that allows us to examine multiple areas of our lives and social identities. During this session, participants will examine what it actually is, discuss the history of the theory and begin to apply an intersectional lens.
History of ACPA	A brief synopsis of ACPA's origins (beginning in 1924) and its impact on higher education.
The Student Affairs Profession: Foundational and Guiding Documents	Student affairs is a critical component of the higher education experience. The work done by student affairs professionals helps students begin a lifetime journey of growth and self-exploration. Discover more about the student affairs professional and guiding documents.
Defining Your Student Affairs Professional Philosophy	Creating professional philosophies can help define our aspiration and core values. Read more about defining your student affairs professional philosophy.

Intermediate - Values, Philosophy, and History

Title	Description
NASPA podcast	Voices from the Field: Without doubt, the student affairs profession thrives on sharing our stories, learning from each other, and elevating the one of kind voices of our colleagues. Join us as we sit down with an SA storyteller that may tell you something completely new or share a story that mirrors and affirms your own experience.
NASPA publication	The Compass Report: Charting the Future of Student Affairs
Institute for Excellence	The mission of the Institute for Excellence at Kent State University is to develop and promote a culture of excellence for faculty and staff through the use of self-awareness, learning agility and emotional intelligence.
Defining Your Student Affairs Professional Philosophy	Creating professional philosophies can help define our aspiration and core values. Read more about defining your student affairs professional philosophy.
Student's Sense of Belonging: The Development of a Predictive Retention Model	Educational institutions increasingly recognize the role that student belonging plays in retention. Many studies in this area focus on helping students improve a sense of belonging before they matriculate or identifying belonging as a reason for their departure. This study measures students’ sense of belonging at key transition points during the first year and finds that social belonging and academic performance are both strong predictors of retention that are not necessarily correlated. These results suggest that a comprehensive, focused outreach protocol that encompasses both social and academic factors could have a positive impact on student persistence.

Advanced - Values, Philosophy, and History

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Around the Globe Series	The International Association of Student Affairs & Services (IASAS) and ACPA’s Commission for Global Dimensions of Student Development (CGDSD) collaborate to offer a series of webinars featuring well-known experts and speakers from around the world. Each webinar addresses a topic critical to student affairs and services, including diversity of structures of student affairs in different regions and countries around the world, different roles and functions of students within student affairs and universities, focused discussions on mental health, free speech, sustainability, race and equality, gender and other relevant issues such as counseling, residence life, community building, and more.
ACPA Advocacy & Position Papers	The ACPA International Office and Governing Board have worked together to construct position statements on areas within the political and social climate that impact higher education. These statements will serve as reference materials for those interested in understanding more about where ACPA stands on certain issues and current events.